I think the post count seems to have dropped because I have been on a lot more now that I'm off school and im ill so I cant go out, so I just spend all day either on this or youtube or some gaming website, or playing guitar and listening to me tunes.

I think the post count seems to have dropped because I have been on a lot more now that I'm off school and im ill so I cant go out, so I just spend all day either on this or youtube or some gaming website, or playing guitar and listening to me tunes.

Diachi

I plan on it! Unfortunately I have no living red diode to use ;D

Anyone know how much red it would take to make white with close to 200mW of multi-line argon?

Nope, 250V 50A is the required connection. The tube current is &quot;only&quot; 35A at 185V. I haven't measured the total power used. Even with the 300W filament and the inefficiency of the PSU taken into account, it is feasible to run a high power argon on residential power.

Nope, 250V 50A is the required connection. The tube current is &quot;only&quot; 35A at 185V. I haven't measured the total power used. Even with the 300W filament and the inefficiency of the PSU taken into account, it is feasible to run a high power argon on residential power.

Awesome! I'm looking for something in the 1-4W range, but everything I've found is like 5+W and 3-phase. I better just keep an eye out... you got yours through ebay right? And did you buy the power supply with the head or is it something you built?

Edit: OOooo.... I actually just found an HGM 5 on ebay for $1300 + freight... too bad I'm probably about $500 short right now (and thats if I wanted to blow some tuition money ;D). Oh well... I'm sure there will be more.

My PSU has been modified for CW. I couldn't tell you how, but by default it operates in pulses of up to 30 seconds and afterward needs to cool for 5 minutes. a much larger fan is a must for anything above 500mW even with the PSU modification.